Page 122 of Clint & Ivy

“Zodiac doesn’t leer at Cher,” I pointed out to Elle. “He doesn’t seem to care about anyone else in our crew. He actually said he hoped one of our cousins got shot instead of you. So, he isn’t pretending to be hot for Vanessa or Sabrina. Either he doesn’t care about them or figures I don’t.”

“I’m still confused. Is he only pretending to want to sample my saucy slit?”

While Ivy snickered, I lost my temper. “This is funny for you, but I worry I’ll give away how it bothers me when he acts that way. You’ll become a weakness I reveal to a man I don’t trust. So, I didn’t bring you along because I was already fucking tired and pissed about leaving Ivy.”

Ivy smiled sympathetically, but Elle wasn’t as impressed by my reasoning.

Finally, she shrugged. “I can fuck him if it’ll help the club.”

Frowning, I asked, “Do you want to fuck him?”

“I don’t want to fuck anyone. I can’t even masturbate because of my lack of interest in fucking myself. And that’s despite my fine ass.”

“Then why offer?”

“Because I don’t want an out-of-town shithead to use my brother’s love against the club. You are such a protective douche,” she said, standing to hug me. “You’re so weak and pathetic, but I love you.”

Stroking her back, I admitted, “I was groggy when I chose to leave you behind. It might have been better to bring you along to distract Zodiac.”

“I’m still confused. Is he leering at me to mess with you or because he’s got a bad case of the Elle Boogie Fever?”

“I don’t know.”

“Well, maybe, the next time the asshole is around, we ought to test it out. If he can actually be distracted, let’s use his weakness against him.” Elle started bouncing around. “I’m going to make that fucker rue the day he first sported a boner for me.”

My sister’s enthusiasm worried the dogs, who barked at her. She squatted down and threatened to punch their little faces. The dogs thought she was offering affection and instantly licked her fists.

As Elle stretched out on the ground with Hanzee, Boa, and Goblin, Ivy watched me.

“Did everything go okay?”

“Yeah, but I’m tired, and my burger at lunch will likely give me the shits. How did it go at the Sorority House?”

“I didn’t like being ditched there, but I did get to meet Darby and hang out with Stevie.”

Elle snorted. “We threw peanuts at your girlfriend’s head.”

“Why?” I muttered at my sister, who now crawled around on her hands and knees with the dogs.

Hugging me tighter, Ivy explained, “I was trying to catch them with my mouth.”

“Rowdy’s good at that,” I replied, smiling at the thought of Ivy safe and goofing around at the Sorority House. “We ought to bring peanuts to the courtyard when he’s down there. I bet he’d let us throw a bunch at his head. He’ll probably even catch a few.”

Laughing at the thought, Ivy seemed calm despite how our morning began.

“I want to visit Boone this weekend. Do you want to come along so he can meet you?”

Ivy’s face lit up. She’d been curious about Boone, especially since he was the reason I was on the road the day we met.

Soon, Elle stopped dicking around with the dogs and threatening me. She took Goblin and Rock to their condos before leaving to pick up Sutter from school.

Not long after she left, I was showered and ready for a nap. With the shades down and the condo dark, Ivy and I cuddled together and returned to our peaceful slumber interrupted hours ago.

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